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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 7, 2015
Maya Onoda: 'I am inspired by the spontaneity of stains'
Installation artist Maya Onoda on yoga, imagination and the spontaneity of stains
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 5, 2015
Do-it-all forward Charlo having special season for title-chasing Phoenix
Mo Charlo's name isn't a long-winded, multisyllabic tongue-twister. It's easy to say — and easy to remember.
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SOCCER / J. League / 2015 J. LEAGUE PREVIEW
Mar 5, 2015
Vissel eyeing J. League upset
The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming J. League season. Team-by-team previews of the nine lowest-ranking teams competing in the first division are listed.
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BASKETBALL
Feb 15, 2015
Iwate's Oketani earns 300th career victory
When the bj-league tipped off in the fall of 2005, Dai Oketani was working as an assistant under Oita HeatDevils head coach Jawann Oldham, a former NBA big man.
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JAPAN
Jan 7, 2015
Niigata governor still at odds with Tepco chief over reactor restarts
Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida remained at odds Tuesday with Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose over the restart of reactors at Tepco's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, saying the utility has not done enough to probe the reasons behind the March 2011 meltdowns at...
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JAPAN
Jan 5, 2015
Snowboarders rescued after two nights on Niigata peak
Three snowboarders who went missing doing backcountry runs are rescued Sunday in Niigata Prefecture after spending two nights on a mountain in Yuzawa.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 3, 2015
In Kawabata's footsteps to 'Snow Country'
"The train came out of the long tunnel into the snow country."
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JAPAN
Dec 15, 2014
Hokuriku Line trains resume after blackout strands 1,350
West Japan Railway Co. resumed train service Monday morning along the JR Hokuriku Line in northern Niigata Prefecture, where about 1,350 passengers were stranded by a blackout triggered by heavy snow the day before.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 29, 2014
Niigata triumphs over Shimane to end six-game losing streak
The Niigata Albirex BB snapped a six-game losing streak on Saturday, beating the visiting Shimane Susanoo Magic 76-71.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 27, 2014
Former Arizona State coach Evans provided enduring lessons for Oketani, Hamaguchi
What do the Iwate Big Bulls and Kyoto Hannaryz have in common besides being first-place teams?
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2014
Niigata Mom admits throwing daughter from bridge to her death
A 24-year-old mother in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, has been arrested on suspicion of killing her 3-year-old daughter by throwing her into a river.
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JAPAN
Nov 12, 2014
Niigata nuclear disaster drill finds governor, state at odds over iodine pill distribution
An evacuation drill to prepare for a nuclear disaster has been held in Niigata Prefecture, but central and prefectural government officials remained at odds over when to hand out potassium iodine pills to residents to mitigate the risk of thyroid cancer in such a scenario.
BASKETBALL
Oct 25, 2014
Veteran big man Moss joins Sendai after departure from Niigata
Adrian Moss, a member of the University of Florida's 2006 NCAA Division I championship squad, has switched teams in the Eastern Conference.
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JAPAN
Oct 23, 2014
Niigata remembers victims of 2004 quake
Residents across Niigata Prefecture attended events on Thursday to remember the 68 people killed in the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 11, 2014
Translator Takamori leaves Niigata
All professional basketball leagues have people working behind the scenes or in roles that are less glamorous than the starting five or head coach.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 31, 2014
Niigata child, Kanagawa residents may have contracted dengue fever
Three more people — a child from Niigata Prefecture and a female teenager and a man in his 20s from Kanagawa Prefecture — are believed to have contracted dengue fever. All of them recently spent time in central Tokyo's Yoyogi Park.
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JAPAN / Society
Aug 12, 2014
Barber cuts hair of suspects at police station for 50 years
A 74-year-old barber in Niigata Prefecture has been cutting the hair of suspects detained at a police station in the city of Murakami for the past half century.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 1, 2014
Recaptured Niigata escapee suspected in multiple rapes, murders
A Niigata man is facing multiple rape and murder charges after being arrested in connection with a woman who disappeared in Shibata in November.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 25, 2014
Governors tell Abe to get real on fixing economy — outside Tokyo
A long-sought response from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is finally listening to the problems faced by the other Japan — the one outside Tokyo — or a cynical attempt to rally the Liberal Democratic Party before key local elections next April?
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 11, 2014
Toyama, Akita advance to Final Four for first time; Ryukyu, Kyoto also earn spots
Maybe 13 is a lucky number after all.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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